Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Williamsburg is a neighborhood in northern Brooklyn, New York City. It is connected to the East Village and Lower East Side in Manhattan by the Williamsburg Bridge over the East River. Williamsburg is home to many ethnic groups and a thriving art community.

Rents

Low rents were a major reason why (self-described) artists first started settling in the area, but that situation is changing. Rents in Williamsburg range from approximately $1,000 for a studio, $1,200-1,500 for a one-bedroom, and $1,600-2,000 for a two-bedroom. The North Side (above Grand Street, which separates the North Side from the South Side) and Greenpoint are more expensive, as they are closer to the subway, but the South Side is now becoming quite gentrified as well, making rents similarly high there. Higher rents - and now the eminent spectre of waterfront rezoning and high-rise construction - have driven many priced-out bo-hos to found new creative communities further afield in areas like the East Williamsburg Industrial Park, Bushwick, Bed-Stuy, Clinton Hill and even Red Hook.

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